Theatr Colwyn
- Theatre ID362
- Built / Converted1895
- Dates of use
- 1895: continuing?
- Current stateExtant
- Current useTheatre
- AddressAbergele Road, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, LL29 7RU, Wales
Details
Early use was as a minstrel or concert party hall, now a producing theatre. Built in red brick with the principal façe on the Abergele Road, the entrance to the theatre lobby takes up most of the width of the narrow central bay of this façe, sheltered by a small glazed modern canopy. Above,at first floor level is a large central window beneath a gable in the centre of which is a small panel of decorative brick in which the words PUBLIC HALL appear in relief. The two broader, outer bays each contain at ground floor level what appears to have been a shop front beneath a shallow arch. The auditorium is raked with no balcony. There is a shallow, arched ceiling. The upper border of the proscenium is curved. Flying height is limited to 4.27m (14ft) and cloths are either rolled or tumbled. Wing space is severely restricted by the passage beneath the stage of as many as four staircases, the bulkheads above them taking up a great deal of space. The two downstage sets of stairs lead to emergency exits: the two upstage sets to sub-stage dressing rooms. A projection box was inserted at the rear of the auditorium in 2000 resulting in the loss of 46 seats and reducing the capacity to under 400.
- Other namesPublic Hall, Rialto, Prince of Wales
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Events
- 1895 Use: continuing?
- 1895 Design/Construction:
- Unknown - Architect
- 2000 Alteration: projection box installed
- Unknown - Architect
- Owner/Management: Harry Reynolds
- 1957 - 1959 Owner/Management: Stanley Ravenscroft
- 1959 Owner/Management: Colwyn Bay Borough Council
- Capacities
- Later: 1946: 560 1962: 538 1999: 443
- Current: 386
- Listings
- Grade Not listed
- Stage type
- Proscenium rake 1:38.5
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Dimensions
- Stage dimensions: Depth: 6m (19ft 9in)
- Proscenium width: 7.6m (24ft 10in)
- Height to grid: No grid
- Orchestra pit: Original 12/13
